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Thomas Neff, Who Turned Soviet Warheads Into Electricity, Dies at 80

July 20, 2024July 21, 2024WILLIAM J. BROADComments Off on Thomas Neff, Who Turned Soviet Warheads Into Electricity, Dies at 80
An M.I.T. physicist, he engineered an East-West deal that reduced nuclear threats and produced one of the greatest peace dividends of all time.
Tagged Cold War Era, Deaths (Obituaries), Mikhailov, Viktor N, Neff, Thomas L, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
WILLIAM J. BROAD
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